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#294B68

#294b68 ≈ Yale Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#294b68 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 29.41% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.58% cyan, 27.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 207.62°, with 43.45% saturation and 28.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.01.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.065

Complementary

  1. #294b68
  2. #684629

Split complementary

  1. #294b68
  2. #68292b
  3. #686529

Analogous

  1. #296865
  2. #294b68
  3. #292b68

Triadic

  1. #294b68
  2. #68294b
  3. #4b6829

Tetradic

  1. #294b68
  2. #462968
  3. #684629
  4. #4b6829

Square

  1. #294b68
  2. #652968
  3. #684629
  4. #2b6829

Monochromatic

  1. #060b0f
  2. #132331
  3. #294b68
  4. #3f739f
  5. #6799c3

Shades

#294b68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #294b68
  2. #25445e
  3. #213c53
  4. #1d3549
  5. #192d3e
  6. #152634
  7. #101e2a
  8. #0c171f
  9. #080f15
  10. #04080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#294b68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #294b68
  2. #3e5d77
  3. #546f86
  4. #698195
  5. #7f93a4
  6. #94a5b4
  7. #a9b7c3
  8. #bfc9d2
  9. #d4dbe1
  10. #eaedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#294b68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #294b68
  2. #32506a
  3. #3a566d
  4. #435b6f
  5. #4c6072
  6. #556674
  7. #5d6b76
  8. #667079
  9. #6f757b
  10. #777b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4957 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f4c69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #364567 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005255 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #374b69 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #314868 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #154f5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-294b68 {
  color: #294b68;
}
Background
.bg-294b68 {
  background-color: #294b68;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-294b68 {
  border: 2px solid #294b68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #294b68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 75 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 43% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-294b68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #294b68, #292b68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-294b68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 75 104 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.01 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.86 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.89 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.40 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.46 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.73 #d6b497 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#294b68  rgb(41, 75, 104)  hsl(208, 43%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#684629  rgb(104, 70, 41)  hsl(28, 43%, 28%)  Coffee
#68294b  rgb(104, 41, 75)  hsl(328, 43%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#4b6829  rgb(75, 104, 41)  hsl(88, 43%, 28%)  Dark Olive Green